“New innovative plant-based packaging materials are finally catching up, bridging the gap between consumer demand and business practicality.”
Innovation and Technology
From Soil to Supper—Technology and the Food System
According to a new report, the food system is on the verge of the new frontier, powered by machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other technologies.
Can Measuring Evaporation Help Farmers Save Water?
Farmers often rely on rainfall estimates from radar stations to effectively manage their crops. But what if those estimates are wrong? Scientists from the University of Missouri are developing new weather models that account for evaporation in order to improve rainfall measurements.
Creating a Data Democracy in Agricultural Research
Could making agricultural data open and accessible to everyone open the door to greater impact and better food system solutions?
Food Loves Tech Expo Brings the Future to Tastebuds
The 2018 Food Loves Tech Expo, hosted by food magazines Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, focuses on how technology and innovation shape the way we cultivate and consume food. Over two days of immersive installations, tastings, leadership panels, and dining experiences, attendees can test the te
Treasure8 Aims to “Evolve” the Food System by Repurposing Food Waste
Based on Treasure Island in San Francisco, Treasure8 begins with leftover or ugly fruits and vegetables from farmers’ fields and unwanted produce from food processing facilities. “We can take these very large waste streams and we can upcycle them into safe, tasty, healthy products and ingredients th
Smoking Fish Reduces Waste—and Improves Incomes
A Nigerian research center spent over a decade perfecting fish smoking technology for fish producers, improving their livelihoods and protecting their catch from post-harvest loss.
Urban Farming Organization Visualizes a Franchise Model to Produce Fresh Fish and Vegetables
In Kansas City, Missouri, Nile Valley Aquaponics is producing 100,000 pounds of local, fresh food to support the community, unveiling expansions on their urban oasis later this year.
28 Inspirational People Working to Reduce Food Waste
With food waste a growing global concern, Food Tank has created a list of 28 individuals putting their skills to the task of reducing food waste.
16 Apps Preventing Food Waste
Organizations and individuals around the world develop smart mobile solutions to fight food waste. Food Tank has compiled a list of 15 food waste apps that change the way our food system works.